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My story

 

Howdy y'all!!

So here it is - I am going to run the British 10k event on the 12th July....

Anyone who knows me and my dodgy old knees will know how much I HATE to run, but this is for such a good and worthy charity that I am prepared to suffer a little bit!

Candoco are one of the pioneers of inclusive dance in the UK and their apprentice scheme for young dancers is such a great scheme to help develop young talent. You might recognise the name as they appeared at the handover ceremonies for the London Olympics in Beijing and say what you like about the ceremony itself, the dancers were incredible.

As you may (or may not) know, I trained to be a dancer years ago and have always love Candoco and their unique and accessible take on contemporary dance as an art form - this seasons choreography by Nigel Charnock and Hofesh Schechter is just sublime and by donating we can really help young dancers who struggle with the funds to actually finish their training (trust me, its bloody hard!)

Give what you can, don't worry if its not a lot, don't forget to gift aid and thank you

Big love

Tony

Further background information to the Dancer Apprentice Scheme


Since its inception in 1991 Candoco has actively campaigned to expand the possibilities of disabled artists interested in dance, and to enrich the dance experience by including disabled artists.

From 2004 to 2007, the company ran a Foundation Course for disabled students, the first of its kind. However, changes to Learning and Skills Council funding meant that the grant for this activity was redistributed to learning institutions.

At present the company is a partner in the ADAPT project with the Urdang Academy, aimed at introducing young disabled people to contemporary dance and musical theatre.

Parallel to this Candoco runs three youth companies: at The Place School in central London; at the Siobhan Davies Studios in south London; and at our own studio in Stanmore, north London. Candoco is an active participant in seminars on integrated practice and training, and delivers teacher-training programmes to support dance practitioners to work with disabled people.

Candoco often receives requests for work experience and has allowed many individuals to shadow the company in an informal basis, so we know there is demand for this learning model. Disability Discrimination Act clauses - which prevent exclusion from vocational training on the grounds of disability – have been in place for several years, but the training sector is still slow to respond to disabled artists’ needs. The same can be said of professional choreographers and companies with very few taking the risk, or displaying interest in, employing disabled dancers.

This could be due to the current lack of trained and experienced disabled dancers. But without working opportunities, how will artists develop?
 
The Apprentice Scheme aims to start breaking this cycle and, in summary will: •    Provide a structured opportunity for learning, ensuring the maximum is achieved from placement activity
•    Ensure outcomes can be more closely monitored and learning shared
•    Enable Candoco’s expertise to be instrumental in enabling the arts sector to embrace diversity
•    Help dancers to be in a stronger position to create and look for opportunities in the competitive dance market.

Al the best hope it does not hurt to much... Donation by camilla thrush 08/07/09  

You know you can do 9 minute miles! Good Luck Donation by John Birch 08/07/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

From ODA & CLM teams on cream tea morning! Thank you so much guys Donation by ODA & CLM teams 08/07/09  

£90.00 + £25.38 Gift Aid

Well done my treasure, a donation to help you reach your total and support such a fantastic and worthwhile cause Donation by Sue Kitts 08/07/09  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

You must be mad! Obviously it must be a good cause. Good luck and remember to smile for the camera on the finish line! Donation by alison nimmo 08/07/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Good luck Tony - don't forget to pace yourself! Donation by Mark Dyer 08/07/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Good luck mate Donation by Jim Prendergast 08/07/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Work it, Weston! Donation by Zoe Hepden 08/07/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Great cause - lots a luck! - Annie x Donation by Annie Hendrie 08/07/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Run Tony Run... Donation by Charlotte Thornycroft 08/07/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

RUN TONY RUN! YOU CAN DO IT! Donation by Steve Hughes 08/07/09  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

Good luck Noo! x Donation by Noodle Lancaster 06/07/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Go for it bro, do your best Donation by Paul Damian Harrison 05/07/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

From Mum's friends at BEL Donation by Beryl Roberts 30/06/09  

£43.00 + £12.13 Gift Aid

Tony. well done for doing this. good luck from Copenhagen. -Kirstine x Donation by Kirstine Ilum Sørensen 27/06/09  

£5.00

Just pretend you are chasing after a hottie! You are UH-mazing - good luck honey xxxx Donation by Ravinder Bhogal 17/06/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Good luck Tony x Donation by Ryan Coady 20/04/09  

£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid

hop,hop...faster n faster.... Donation by simone 09/04/09  

£5.00

Good luck and remember the first rule of running club! Donation by Darren 08/04/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

GOOD LUCK GO FOR IT MY SON Donation by MUM 06/04/09  

£5.00

Don't tell anyone that I gave money to another Charity. x Donation by Matthew Halliday 03/04/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Good luck Mr W x Donation by Mrs King 31/03/09  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

Well done Tone!! Am sure you and your knees will be fine on the day! Donation by Sue Keary 31/03/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Hope you're planning to dance over the finish line! Good luck. Donation by Martha 30/03/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Good luck and well done for supporting this Donation by Jan Hellings 30/03/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Good Luck Hun xx Donation by Lisa Allday 30/03/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Go for it Transponster xx Donation by Tiffany Warboys 27/03/09  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

Looking forward to cheering you on Donation by Margaret Hickish 27/03/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

You better finish or I want a refund Donation by Roy Davison 27/03/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
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